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Defiant Citizen
Episode 11: Flawed Men, Enduring Ideas
The founders weren't saints, but they also weren't devils and that's why the system still works.
Jun 3
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Gary Mullins | Libertas
Episode 10: The Cost You Never See
The modern system doesn't just take your money. It slowly teaches people not to try.
May 13
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Gary Mullins | Libertas
Episode 9: It's a Great Big Club...And We Ain't In It
The Business of Representation
Apr 29
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Gary Mullins | Libertas
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Episode 8: Who Governs? The Citizen, The Expert, or The System
Restoring self-government by challenging the rise of the Expert Class and rebuilding the American citizen
Apr 19
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Gary Mullins | Libertas
Episode 7: A Nation of Citizens or a System of Clients?
How Incentives Replaced Responsibility in Modern America
Apr 12
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Gary Mullins | Libertas
1
Episode 6: The Permission Society - When Everything Requires Approval
At what point did everyday life start requiring permission?
Apr 4
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Gary Mullins | Libertas
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Episode 5: The System Behind the System
We spend a lot of time talking about the rules that shape our lives.
Mar 29
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Gary Mullins | Libertas
Episode 4: The System You Can't Vote Against
In the latest installment of our series on the Restoration Papers, we move from theory to reality and confront something most Americans feel—but rarely…
Mar 22
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Gary Mullins | Libertas
1
Episode 3: When Governance Became Management
In the latest installment of our series on the Restoration Papers, we tackle perhaps the most subtle but dangerous shift in modern American life: The…
Mar 18
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Gary Mullins | Libertas
1
Episode 2: Survival Without the State
In the latest episode of The Defiant Citizen, we unpack the theoretical and practical fallout of the October 2025 shutdown.
Mar 15
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Gary Mullins | Libertas
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Episode 1: When Did Americans Stop Acting Like Citizens
Mar 11
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